Reading List

Infant Feeding for Persons Living With and at Risk for HIV in the United States: Clinical Report

The AAP recommends that for people with HIV in the United States, replacement feeding (with formula or certified, banked donor human milk) is the only option that is 100% certain to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV. However, pediatric health care professionals should be prepared to provide infant feeding counseling and a family-centered, culturally sensitive, harm reduction approach for people with HIV on ART with sustained viral suppression who desire to breastfeed.

Views from the front lines: Breastfeeding and HIV transmission

CATIE talked to three people with expertise in this area and asked them to share their perspectives and experience related to the supports that parents with HIV need in order to make decisions around infant feeding and the challenges they experience related to breastfeeding.

Decriminalising HIV – Recommendations for Legislators

Based on the research, studies and consultations that informed the report Decriminalising HIV: Strategies and best practice for legislators, The Global Equalities Caucus has identified several common themes across different regions and contexts and proposes 10 recommendations for legislators working to decriminalise HIV.

The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure: Recommendations for police

Outlines the law and includes concrete recommendations for police that could be addressed in a general Best Practice Manual. Recommends the development of specific guidelines in relation to non-disclosure of HIV (and possibly other sexually transmitted infection) in consultation community stakeholders.

Ending and Defending Against HIV Criminalization: A manual for advocates. Vol 3: This is how we win. A Toolkit for community Advocates

Contains numerous criminalisation documents (also listed separately on this site), including Ten things anyone can do to help end HIV criminalization, How a Bill becomes a law, State-level legislative advocacy cheat sheet, How to talk about HIV criminalization with elected officials, media and others.